Where does “picão” come from?
picão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pico, from Portuguese Picar, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
picão (Portuguese): pickaxe
Definitions
- pickaxe
Ancestry of “picão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pico | peak; summit; top; a high mountain that ends in a... |
| 2 | Portuguese | Picar | to sting pierce with a small, sharp point |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 4 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |